In comments on beIN Sports for Real Madrid-Osasuna (4-0) on Saturday, Omar Da Fonseca and Benjamin Da Silva had a heated discussion about the positioning of Kylian Mbappé.
They have been the emblematic commentators of La Liga on beIN Sports for many years now. But Benjamin Da Silva and Omar Da Fonseca are above all enthusiasts, who like to debate about football. And the two friends had a rather heated discussion on Saturday, in the first minutes of the second half of Real Madrid-Osasuna (4-0).
The subject? The positioning of Kylian Mbappé. After an action initiated by the Bondynois on his preferential side, Omar Da Fonseca saw the positive. “When he leaves, with space, when you give him space on the left, it’s not the same as when he has the ball at the start”underlined the consultant.
But a few moments later, when Mbappé regained his central position, and found himself offside on a through ball, the Argentinian got annoyed. “There he is still in anxiety to find the space, he laments. That's Kylian's problem today, he's not 'connected', he's forced to fend for himself a bit. »
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Omar Da Fonseca began to take a slightly more annoyed tone:
“Today, Ancelotti must give him the means to gain a little confidence, he has not forgotten how to play football. Unfortunately, we try to make him play in a way… (he doesn't finish his sentence)”
Immediately, Benjamin Da Silva seemed surprised to see his colleague believe that the French striker is not in the best position at Real Madrid. “He is still very well surrounded, Mbappé, reacted the commentator, before raising his voice somewhat in turn. He's not going to play on the left, there's Vinicius. So from there, Mbappé knows that he will play in the center. What do you want? Mbappé on the left and we remove Vinicius? (ironic) What do you suggest for it to be connected? »
“No… I suggest we use it on the left, at the start of actions. that's him. But not that he was initially in the axis”replied Da Fonseca. In the process, the Madrid number 9 received a ball with his back to goal, in midfield. Which is not his best role. “Okay, he knows how to do it, but he’s not the Mbappé we want to see. This is not good”regretted Omar Da Fonseca. And does this questioning about Mbappé's positioning also exist in the mind of Carlo Ancelotti?
